Why did Raylan Givens always wear a Stetson hat?

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Raylan Givens always wore a Stetson hat in the hit FX TV show "Justified" simply due to a preference for the attire of the Old West. He was also known for wearing the stereotypical Western tailored jeans and cowboy boots.

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In the novels by Elmore Leonard that the show is based on ("Pronto" and "Riding the Reap"), the hat is described as a flat-brimmed hat similar to the kind worn by the police officers in the photograph of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. The FX official online merchandise shop sells a replica version (listed as "Stetson Tan Marshall Cowboy Hat") for Justified fans.